מַחֲמָאֹת
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4260
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
curd-like tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
מַחֲמָאֹת: n.f.pl. curd-like things tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.f.pl. curd-like things = smooth, hypocritical, words, only cstr. חָֽלְקוּ מ׳ פִּיו ψ 55:22 smooth are the butter-words of his mouth (Ew De Hup), but read prob. (פניו) חלק(ו) מֵחֲמָאֹת פיו his mouth (face) is smoother than curds (Vrss Ki Thes Ol Che Bae We Du [מֵחֶמְאָה]).
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: the creamy things (1).
In the verses
חָלְק֤וּ ׀ מַחְמָאֹ֣ת פִּיו֮ וּֽקֲרָב־לִ֫בּ֥וֹ רַכּ֖וּ דְבָרָ֥יו מִשֶּׁ֗מֶן וְהֵ֣מָּה פְתִחֽוֹת׃
Word for word: they.were.smooth the.creamy.things his.mouth his and.[was] war heart his they.were.soft words his more than.oil and they [were].drawn.swords
JPS 1917: Smoother than cream were the speeches of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet were they keen-edged swords.
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